Xeer
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xeer-187-3821245
title:
Xeer
text:
Xeer is the traditional legal system of Somalia, Djibouti, Somali Region, and the North Eastern Province in Kenya. It is one of the three systems from which formal Somali law draws its inspiration, the others being civil law and Islamic law. It is believed to pre-date Islam. However, Islam influenced it, with Xeer incorporating some Islamic faith elements. Under this system, the elders, known as the xeer begti, serve as mediator judges and help settle court cases, taking precedent and custom int
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Somali customary legal system
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeer
date created:
2008-07-10T22:17:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T08:04:58Z
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